All food groups (excluding beverages) — Total saturated fatty acids supply — Value by country
The dataset presents average daily per capita macro and micro nutrient availability by country and by FAO/WHO GIFT food groups (that are different from those used for the Food Balance Sheets), expressed in grams/milligrams/micrograms/kcal per capita per day. The population numbers used to calculate these statistics...
What the numbers show
All food groups (excluding beverages) — Total saturated fatty acids supply — Value is currently reported for 163 countries. The highest value is 5.16 g/cap/d in Denmark; the lowest is 0.01 g/cap/d in Ethiopia, The Federal Democratic Republic of.
The median across all reporting countries is 0.29 g/cap/d, and the mean is 0.4044 g/cap/d.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 516.
Over the past decade 67 countries rose and 72 fell. The largest increase was in Uzbekistan, Republic of (up 225.0%), and the largest decrease in Yemen, Republic of (down 60.0%).
All food groups (excluding beverages) — Total saturated fatty acids: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Denmark | 5.16 g/cap/d | 2023 | up 56.4% | rising |
| 2 | Iceland | 1.83 g/cap/d | 2023 | up 2.8% | rising |
| 3 | Maldives | 1.69 g/cap/d | 2023 | down 52.5% | falling |
| 4 | Kiribati | 1.56 g/cap/d | 2023 | up 0.6% | rising |
| 5 | Samoa | 1.22 g/cap/d | 2023 | up 22.0% | rising |
| 6 | Tuvalu | 1.2 g/cap/d | 2023 | — | rising |
| 7 | Barbados | 1.06 g/cap/d | 2023 | up 29.3% | rising |
| 8 | Antigua and Barbuda | 0.99 g/cap/d | 2023 | up 6.5% | rising |
| 9 | Cambodia | 0.96 g/cap/d | 2023 | down 1.0% | rising |
| 9 | French Polynesia | 0.96 g/cap/d | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 11 | Myanmar | 0.95 g/cap/d | 2023 | down 13.6% | falling |
| 12 | Marshall Islands, Republic of the | 0.88 g/cap/d | 2023 | — | rising |
| 13 | Indonesia | 0.86 g/cap/d | 2023 | up 8.9% | rising |
| 14 | Malaysia | 0.84 g/cap/d | 2023 | down 17.6% | falling |
| 15 | Seychelles | 0.83 g/cap/d | 2023 | up 1.2% | flat |
| 16 | Republic of Korea | 0.78 g/cap/d | 2023 | up 2.6% | flat |
| 17 | China, Hong Kong SAR | 0.74 g/cap/d | 2023 | down 6.3% | flat |
| 18 | Norway | 0.72 g/cap/d | 2023 | up 5.9% | flat |
| 18 | Solomon Islands | 0.72 g/cap/d | 2023 | up 9.1% | flat |
| 20 | Tonga | 0.71 g/cap/d | 2023 | — | flat |
| 20 | China, Macao SAR | 0.71 g/cap/d | 2023 | up 4.4% | flat |
| 22 | Vanuatu | 0.68 g/cap/d | 2023 | down 13.9% | falling |
| 23 | France | 0.67 g/cap/d | 2023 | up 4.7% | rising |
| 24 | St. Kitts and Nevis | 0.66 g/cap/d | 2023 | up 17.9% | rising |
| 25 | Latvia, Republic of | 0.65 g/cap/d | 2023 | up 38.3% | rising |
| 25 | Thailand | 0.65 g/cap/d | 2023 | up 27.5% | rising |
| 27 | Finland | 0.64 g/cap/d | 2023 | down 9.9% | falling |
| 27 | Sierra Leone | 0.64 g/cap/d | 2023 | down 17.9% | falling |
| 29 | Sri Lanka | 0.63 g/cap/d | 2023 | down 18.2% | falling |
| 29 | Lithuania, Republic of | 0.63 g/cap/d | 2023 | down 10.0% | falling |
| 31 | Gabon | 0.62 g/cap/d | 2023 | down 10.1% | falling |
| 32 | Bangladesh | 0.61 g/cap/d | 2023 | up 27.1% | rising |
| 32 | Fiji, Republic of | 0.61 g/cap/d | 2023 | up 5.2% | falling |
| 34 | China, People's Republic of | 0.6 g/cap/d | 2023 | up 13.2% | rising |
| 34 | Spain | 0.6 g/cap/d | 2023 | down 11.8% | flat |
| 34 | Philippines | 0.6 g/cap/d | 2023 | down 4.8% | falling |
| 34 | China, mainland | 0.6 g/cap/d | 2023 | up 13.2% | rising |
| 38 | Jamaica | 0.59 g/cap/d | 2023 | up 15.7% | rising |
| 39 | Malta | 0.58 g/cap/d | 2023 | down 6.5% | flat |
| 39 | Portugal | 0.58 g/cap/d | 2023 | down 1.7% | falling |
| 41 | Ghana | 0.56 g/cap/d | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 41 | Mauritius | 0.56 g/cap/d | 2023 | up 19.1% | rising |
| 43 | St. Lucia | 0.54 g/cap/d | 2023 | up 8.0% | rising |
| 44 | Peru | 0.52 g/cap/d | 2023 | up 13.0% | rising |
| 45 | São Tomé and Príncipe, Democratic Republic of | 0.5 g/cap/d | 2023 | down 9.1% | falling |
| 46 | Grenada | 0.49 g/cap/d | 2023 | down 16.9% | falling |
| 46 | Israel | 0.49 g/cap/d | 2023 | up 2.1% | rising |
| 48 | Sweden | 0.48 g/cap/d | 2023 | down 4.0% | flat |
| 49 | Nauru, Republic of | 0.47 g/cap/d | 2023 | — | rising |
| 50 | Costa Rica | 0.46 g/cap/d | 2023 | up 84.0% | rising |
| 50 | New Caledonia | 0.46 g/cap/d | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 52 | Italy | 0.45 g/cap/d | 2023 | up 18.4% | rising |
| 53 | United Arab Emirates | 0.44 g/cap/d | 2023 | down 17.0% | rising |
| 53 | Bahamas, The | 0.44 g/cap/d | 2023 | down 10.2% | falling |
| 53 | St. Vincent and the Grenadines | 0.44 g/cap/d | 2023 | up 22.2% | rising |
| 56 | Russian Federation | 0.43 g/cap/d | 2023 | down 8.5% | falling |
| 57 | Egypt | 0.41 g/cap/d | 2023 | up 2.5% | rising |
| 58 | Congo, Republic of | 0.4 g/cap/d | 2023 | down 9.1% | flat |
| 58 | Oman | 0.4 g/cap/d | 2023 | down 7.0% | rising |
| 60 | Gambia | 0.39 g/cap/d | 2023 | down 15.2% | falling |
| 60 | Luxembourg | 0.39 g/cap/d | 2023 | down 9.3% | flat |
| 60 | China, Taiwan Province of | 0.39 g/cap/d | 2023 | down 2.5% | falling |
| 63 | Comoros, Union of the | 0.37 g/cap/d | 2023 | up 8.8% | flat |
| 63 | Uganda | 0.37 g/cap/d | 2023 | up 15.6% | rising |
| 65 | Australia | 0.36 g/cap/d | 2023 | down 5.3% | flat |
| 65 | Belgium | 0.36 g/cap/d | 2023 | down 50.7% | falling |
| 67 | Morocco | 0.35 g/cap/d | 2023 | down 5.4% | rising |
| 67 | Qatar | 0.35 g/cap/d | 2023 | — | falling |
| 67 | Trinidad and Tobago | 0.35 g/cap/d | 2023 | down 22.2% | falling |
| 70 | Cameroon | 0.34 g/cap/d | 2023 | down 10.5% | falling |
| 70 | Ireland | 0.34 g/cap/d | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 70 | New Zealand | 0.34 g/cap/d | 2023 | down 12.8% | falling |
| 73 | Angola | 0.32 g/cap/d | 2023 | down 34.7% | falling |
| 73 | Bahrain, Kingdom of | 0.32 g/cap/d | 2023 | — | falling |
| 73 | Croatia, Republic of | 0.32 g/cap/d | 2023 | down 5.9% | flat |
| 73 | Suriname | 0.32 g/cap/d | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 77 | Dominican Republic | 0.31 g/cap/d | 2023 | up 210.0% | rising |
| 77 | Panama | 0.31 g/cap/d | 2023 | up 3.3% | flat |
| 77 | Tunisia | 0.31 g/cap/d | 2023 | up 14.8% | rising |
| 80 | Libya | 0.3 g/cap/d | 2023 | down 45.5% | falling |
| 80 | Ukraine | 0.3 g/cap/d | 2023 | down 3.2% | flat |
| 82 | Guyana | 0.29 g/cap/d | 2023 | up 3.6% | falling |
| 82 | Netherlands (Kingdom of the) | 0.29 g/cap/d | 2023 | down 17.1% | falling |
| 84 | Canada | 0.28 g/cap/d | 2023 | down 17.6% | flat |
| 84 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 0.28 g/cap/d | 2023 | down 15.2% | falling |
| 86 | Austria | 0.27 g/cap/d | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 86 | Senegal | 0.27 g/cap/d | 2023 | down 53.4% | falling |
| 86 | Zambia | 0.27 g/cap/d | 2023 | up 35.0% | rising |
| 89 | Switzerland | 0.26 g/cap/d | 2023 | down 7.1% | flat |
| 90 | Germany | 0.25 g/cap/d | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 90 | Guinea | 0.25 g/cap/d | 2023 | down 19.4% | flat |
| 90 | Greece | 0.25 g/cap/d | 2023 | up 19.0% | rising |
| 90 | Mexico | 0.25 g/cap/d | 2023 | down 7.4% | rising |
| 90 | Poland, Republic of | 0.25 g/cap/d | 2023 | down 3.8% | falling |
| 95 | Colombia | 0.24 g/cap/d | 2023 | up 41.2% | rising |
| 95 | Cyprus | 0.24 g/cap/d | 2023 | down 22.6% | falling |
| 95 | Mozambique, Republic of | 0.24 g/cap/d | 2023 | up 26.3% | rising |
| 95 | Saudi Arabia | 0.24 g/cap/d | 2023 | down 14.3% | flat |
| 99 | Belarus, Republic of | 0.23 g/cap/d | 2023 | down 23.3% | falling |
| 99 | Kuwait | 0.23 g/cap/d | 2023 | down 4.2% | flat |
| 101 | Burkina Faso | 0.22 g/cap/d | 2023 | up 37.5% | rising |
| 101 | Slovak Republic | 0.22 g/cap/d | 2023 | up 22.2% | rising |
| 103 | Chile | 0.21 g/cap/d | 2023 | up 23.5% | rising |
| 103 | Georgia | 0.21 g/cap/d | 2023 | up 10.5% | rising |
| 105 | India | 0.2 g/cap/d | 2023 | up 53.8% | rising |
| 105 | Montenegro | 0.2 g/cap/d | 2023 | down 4.8% | rising |
| 105 | Malawi | 0.2 g/cap/d | 2023 | up 17.6% | rising |
| 105 | Serbia, Republic of | 0.2 g/cap/d | 2023 | up 25.0% | rising |
| 109 | Belize | 0.19 g/cap/d | 2023 | up 11.8% | falling |
| 109 | Czech Republic | 0.19 g/cap/d | 2023 | up 5.6% | rising |
| 109 | Namibia | 0.19 g/cap/d | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 109 | Uruguay | 0.19 g/cap/d | 2023 | up 46.2% | rising |
| 113 | Slovenia, Republic of | 0.18 g/cap/d | 2023 | down 5.3% | flat |
| 114 | North Macedonia, Republic of | 0.17 g/cap/d | 2023 | up 41.7% | rising |
| 114 | Romania | 0.17 g/cap/d | 2023 | up 41.7% | rising |
| 116 | Albania | 0.16 g/cap/d | 2023 | up 23.1% | rising |
| 116 | Bhutan | 0.16 g/cap/d | 2023 | — | flat |
| 116 | Estonia, Republic of | 0.16 g/cap/d | 2023 | down 15.8% | flat |
| 116 | Mauritania, Islamic Republic of | 0.16 g/cap/d | 2023 | down 27.3% | falling |
| 116 | Papua New Guinea | 0.16 g/cap/d | 2023 | down 54.3% | falling |
| 116 | El Salvador | 0.16 g/cap/d | 2023 | up 14.3% | rising |
| 122 | Bulgaria | 0.15 g/cap/d | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 123 | Brazil | 0.14 g/cap/d | 2023 | down 12.5% | flat |
| 123 | Djibouti | 0.14 g/cap/d | 2023 | up 75.0% | rising |
| 125 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 0.13 g/cap/d | 2023 | up 30.0% | rising |
| 125 | Haiti | 0.13 g/cap/d | 2023 | up 18.2% | rising |
| 125 | Hungary | 0.13 g/cap/d | 2023 | up 18.2% | rising |
| 125 | Nigeria | 0.13 g/cap/d | 2023 | down 40.9% | falling |
| 125 | Paraguay | 0.13 g/cap/d | 2023 | up 18.2% | rising |
| 125 | Uzbekistan, Republic of | 0.13 g/cap/d | 2023 | up 225.0% | volatile |
| 131 | Cuba | 0.12 g/cap/d | 2019 | up 9.1% | rising |
| 131 | Rwanda | 0.12 g/cap/d | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 133 | Armenia | 0.11 g/cap/d | 2023 | up 10.0% | rising |
| 133 | Honduras | 0.11 g/cap/d | 2023 | up 175.0% | rising |
| 133 | Nicaragua | 0.11 g/cap/d | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 133 | Nepal | 0.11 g/cap/d | 2023 | up 83.3% | rising |
| 137 | Lebanon | 0.1 g/cap/d | 2023 | down 44.4% | falling |
| 137 | Liberia | 0.1 g/cap/d | 2023 | down 16.7% | falling |
| 137 | South Africa | 0.1 g/cap/d | 2023 | down 23.1% | falling |
| 140 | Argentina | 0.09 g/cap/d | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 140 | Jordan | 0.09 g/cap/d | 2023 | down 30.8% | falling |
| 140 | Kazakhstan, Republic of | 0.09 g/cap/d | 2023 | down 18.2% | falling |
| 143 | Ecuador | 0.08 g/cap/d | 2023 | down 33.3% | falling |
| 143 | Eswatini, Kingdom of | 0.08 g/cap/d | 2023 | up 60.0% | rising |
| 145 | Guatemala | 0.07 g/cap/d | 2023 | up 40.0% | rising |
| 146 | Algeria | 0.06 g/cap/d | 2023 | down 25.0% | falling |
| 146 | Iraq | 0.06 g/cap/d | 2023 | down 25.0% | falling |
| 146 | Kenya | 0.06 g/cap/d | 2023 | down 33.3% | falling |
| 146 | Madagascar, Republic of | 0.06 g/cap/d | 2023 | down 25.0% | falling |
| 146 | Turkmenistan | 0.06 g/cap/d | 2023 | down 25.0% | falling |
| 146 | Zimbabwe | 0.06 g/cap/d | 2023 | down 45.5% | falling |
| 152 | Azerbaijan, Republic of | 0.05 g/cap/d | 2023 | down 28.6% | falling |
| 152 | Botswana | 0.05 g/cap/d | 2023 | down 50.0% | falling |
| 152 | Guinea-Bissau | 0.05 g/cap/d | 2023 | up 66.7% | rising |
| 155 | Kyrgyzstan | 0.04 g/cap/d | 2023 | down 33.3% | falling |
| 155 | Lesotho, Kingdom of | 0.04 g/cap/d | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 155 | Niger | 0.04 g/cap/d | 2023 | down 33.3% | falling |
| 155 | Pakistan | 0.04 g/cap/d | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 155 | Yemen, Republic of | 0.04 g/cap/d | 2023 | down 60.0% | falling |
| 160 | Mongolia | 0.03 g/cap/d | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 161 | Tajikistan, Republic of | 0.02 g/cap/d | 2023 | up 100.0% | rising |
| 162 | Afghanistan, Islamic Republic of | 0.01 g/cap/d | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 162 | Ethiopia, The Federal Democratic Republic of | 0.01 g/cap/d | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- United States of America 0.25 g/cap/d
- Côte d'Ivoire 0.48 g/cap/d
About this data
The dataset presents average daily per capita macro and micro nutrient availability by country and by FAO/WHO GIFT food groups (that are different from those used for the Food Balance Sheets), expressed in grams/milligrams/micrograms/kcal per capita per day. The population numbers used to calculate these statistics can be found in the Supply Utilization Accounts (SUA) dataset of FAOSTAT, as Total Population. Food availability quantities are derived from the SUA dataset. SUAs present a comprehensive picture of the pattern of a country's food supply and utilization during a specified reference period. The SUA shows for each food item - i.e. each primary commodity and a number of processed commodities potentially available for human consumption - the sources of supply and its utilization. The total quantity of foodstuffs produced in a country added to the total quantity imported and adjusted to any change in stocks that may have occurred since the beginning of the reference period gives the supply available during that period. On the utilization side a distinction is made between the quantities exported, fed to livestock, used for seed, put to manufacture for food use and non-food uses, losses during storage and transportation, and food supplies available for human consumption. The per capita supply of each such food item available for human consumption is then obtained by dividing the respective quantity by the related data on the population actually partaking of it.